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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
Banner Ad/Web Banner ... Internet Advertising - Copywriting |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students were asked to create banners of the standard size to advertise various products and/or promote causes and ask for donations. |
Internet Footprints |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will learn about their digital footprints. Students will also discuss steps they can take to keep their personal information more secure on the internet. |
Internet Research Grade 6-8 |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) As a result of participating in this lesson, students will be able to research the internet for information pertaining to their robotics prompt question and use that information to present findings in their PowerPoint journal. |
Internet Safety |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create internet safety commercials to teach other students how to stay safe on the net. Topics will include safe surfing, cyberbullying and computer ethics. |
Internet Safety Presentation |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a presentation using a web-based presentation program focusing on one or more aspects of internet safety. |
Internet Security Basics |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The goal of the lesson is to educate the learners in the responsibilities of using the Internet's resources in a safe, secure, and ethical manner. In addition, students will be able to apply new knowledge to correct unsafe practices currently used by them on social networks and other Internet sites. |
safety on the internet |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) this lesson explores the security of real friends vs the online "friends" |
Build Your Awesome Life |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) MS Word & Excel Build Your Awesome Life |
Bullying and Cyberbullying |
4 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is designed to prevent bullying in schools and provide them with skills to manage bullying behaviors. |
Candidate Obama Support and President Obama's Agenda |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Support letters via Microsoft Word for Candidate Obama ... sent to Obama Headquarters in Chicago [received Obama response] ... then PowerPoint presentations of President Obama's Agenda researched at www.whitehouse.gov ... sent as followup to the White House. |
Dazzling Digital Poem Project ¨C 7th grade |
7 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) 7th grade students will take one of their original poems and create a digital poem on PowerPoint. This poem will include a student narration of poem, a collage of pictures representing their poem's ideas and background music. |
Digital Citizenship and Safety |
K to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) These are lessons that I do throughout the first few months of school as students come to the Media Center. I would love to get the grant for the kit to teach this as well. |
Farewell to Manzanar Introduction Activity; Racism and Point of View |
8 to 11 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this multi-day lesson students will be introduced to the racism and predjudice that Japanese Americans faced after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and that Middle Eastern Americans faced after 9/11. By showing the parralel between the two events, one in a history book, one they remember, it will provide a framework for them to understand better the point of view of Jeanne, the narrator of Farewell To Manzanar. |
Film Legends |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students utilize the internet to research/respond to topics/questions related to films they view. I found this lesson particularly engaging for my ELL students. Student presentations could definitely expand, if our digital equipment was increased! |
Going Greek! A companion lesson to accompany The Percy Jackson series |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) After reading Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book 1 The Lightning Thief, students will choose their favorite Greek mythology god and create a presentation about that character. Students will use Internet resources, Powerpoint, Smart Boards, and a document camera to prepare and present their projects. |
High School, College, and Career Pathway |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will simulate investigating a carrer path and the education requirements needed to achiveve their carrer goals. (from high school to potential post graduate degrees) |
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's a Digital Citizen Superhero! |
1 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn about what it means to be a Digital Citizen in the 21st Century by coming up with some cyber safety concerns. They will then create a Digital Citizen Superhero who's job it will be to promote cyber safety and digital citizenship. |
Online - On Stage - and ACTION! |
P-K to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This year-long 4th grade project integrates information literacy skills with the arts, character education, and social studies. |
Pod Cast for Veterans Day |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will pod cast an interview of a person who lived or served during a wartime. Some students may role play a war hero in a pod cast. |
Reading Blog Log |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create blogs in which they will share ideas about literature we are reading in class - kind of online Socratic seminars. In addition they will create podcasted informational reports, and then open the forum up to others in the library media center during celebrations of READING WEEK. |
Technology-Assisted "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This unit teaches teens the underlying principles that are essential to achieving their goals and personal success. The activities, described in detail below, support an understanding of each of the 7 Habits along with any important terms and the application of those habits into the daily lives of the students through the implementation of “baby steps” that will be monitored twice a week by the students’ personal mentor and supplemented with a wide range of technological hardware and applications. |
Using the Computer Safety and Ettiquette |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Teaching students to use the computer safely and correctly. Learning what information is safe to share and what can harm us. |
Virtual Museum of Musical Instruments |
4 to 8 |
Students create and build their own musical instruments based on existing characteristics of the four families of the symphony orchestra. They will take photographs of their completed instruments, record the sounds and post them to an existing web site which showcases student work. They will also create their own web page which will be attached to the teacher web site. |
The Robotics Obstacle Course Challenge |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Robotics Obstacle Course Challenge is a comprehensive instructional unit that exposes middle school students to various engineering domains/colleges, enhances student motivation and engagement, provides authentic avenues for research, and challenges all students to excel in a robotics obstacle course challenge. |
A Family History |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 4 ratings) The students will create a movie about their family. They will have to use their digital cameras to take pictures of their old family pictures, and new pictures of their actual family. The students will be involved in an activity in which they can work closely with their family and also find more information about their ancestors and to appreciate their ethnic backgrounds. This project introduces students to new vocabulary in Spanish and they will develop their ability to write full sentences in Spanish and make it a fun project by using technology and digital cameras the student can use movie maker and photo story 3 to create a movie of their families. |
I Have A Dream |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 4 ratings) Fourth Grade and Second Grade Buddies will collaborate to write "I Have A Dream" poetry and record their poetry to share on the Internet. They will use the videos to assess the content and presentation. |
La Casa de Mis Sueños/My Dream House |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use present tense conjugation and learn vocabulary that describes a house. Students will create visual representation of their dream house using presentation tool of their choice. Students will “walk us through” their houses in small group presentations (6 students + teacher) while we roll a dice to ask questions about each presentation and providing verbal feedback, all in Spanish.
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Literary Tour of California via Vodcast |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students study California authors and create a podcast telling about each author. Listeners learn about the cities and places that California authors lived, worked and played in and wrote about. |
"In the News!" |
2 to 8 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) A newscast that can be writen, produced and created by elementary or middle school students. Co-Authored with Stacy Bodin |
"In Three Words" |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) "In Three Words, a lesson creating an anti-bullying Animoto video, allows students to take an active role in the development of an anti-bullying lesson thus taking ownership of the message. Students used the Good Morning America segment “Your Three Words” as a model for creating videos depicting powerful anti-bullying messages. Using flip video cameras, students filmed short clips displaying their three word messages and then created a collective video using the web 2.0 tool, Animoto. |
"Teach it to Me"-Seasonal Calendar |
K to 2 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students the use digital technology to pictorially depict weather conditions and environmental changes throughout the months and seasons. Then, they will use photographs to complete a seasonal calendar.
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"The Five Life Zone Research Project" |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students in grade 7 and 8 will travel from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona to investigate and measure the soil and water quality (if water can be found) for each of five life zones. The five life zones are the Lower Sonoran or low hot desert; the Upper Sonoran or desert steppe; the Transition or open woodlands; the Canadian or fir forest; and the Hudsonian or spruce forest. This is equivalent to studying the life zones found from Mexico to Canada. The latest technology will be used to complete the field studies and record and communicate their findings. |
(G.I.F) Graphics Integrates Fun |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) (G.I.F) Graphics Integrates Fun is a lesson plan that will enhance 7th and 8th grade graphic arts class projects by sharpening the students' kinesthetic graphic design skills through the technology of a Wacom Graphire 3 Classic graphics tablet and digital cameras. It will also instill lifelong learning that is fun while the lessons relate to other subjects. |
1920's Personalities Podcasting Project |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students research people of the 1920's create a written report. Next students create a podcast finished with pictures and music if it enhances the "personality of the 1920s" that will be posted on the school website. |
1950's Socio-Cultural Mini Documentary |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students researched, designed, and developed historical documentaries on different cultural aspects of the 1950's. They used flip video cameras to film them and then used IMovie to edit them. |
21st Century Research: Kindergarten through 8th Grade |
K to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This unit plan is a scope and sequence for teaching research for students in grades K-8 and is based on the NETS-S. The unit is interdisciplinary -- could be used for math, science, language arts, social students, music, art (in whatever subject students do research) and uses technology throughout to build 21st century skills -- here is the link: http://sites.google.com/site/hazysummertech/ |
3A is Going Batty |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Third grade students conduct research on a Frequently Asked Question about Bats. They will take the information they discover and create an informational video about bats. |
4th Grade Life Science Unit: Animals |
4 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Our fourth grade teaching team will use technology tools to meet the description of Colorado’s 21st Century learning skills: critical thinking and reasoning, information literacy, collaboration, self-direction, invention. Through the use of technology, we will appeal to our student’s senses and teach to a variety of learning styles with meaningful, authentic learning opportunities. |
55 Word Video Stories |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using the literacy skills of the 21s Century stidents will create original 55-word short stories, or re-write well known stories in 55 words, and then turn them into short movies using video cameras. They will then publish their finished products on YouTube and the class blog, and have an opportunity to submit their original stories to the fifty-five fiction contest. |
6 Word Digital Memoirs |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Taking inspiration of Hemingway's infamous 6 Word Story, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn,” students will write their own memoir using only 6 words. Then, students will use digital cameras to shoot 6 photos illustrating their memoir. Students finally combine these images and text to create a YouTube digital memoir or Blurb.com book. |
9th Grade ELA Project-Based Learning |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a project-based learning unit that I taught with one of our 9th grade teachers. Students learned different persuasive techniques as they developed their own charitable organization to fight child abuse. |
A Book for Every Child |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will self-select a book to read through accessing an eBook on the school's library website. |
A Brief History of NY...by class 401 |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) My class of ESL 4th graders is writing a play about the history of New York! We built the set, made the costumes and the props...and now we want to take a video of it! |
A Day in the life of..... |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will choose a career in the science or technology fields and research the career on the internet finding specific information. Students will then create trading cards using the "stats" (information) found about the career . |
A Day in the Life of a World War II Soldier |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students complete a webquest where they look at first hand accounts of WWII soldiers and nurses. |
A Hip New Twist on the Past! Creating Music Video Biographies |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Student motivation is a huge challenge for teachers. Students today are surrounded by multimedia sources and technology. Why not bring that into the classroom? Technology is relevant to their lives and will keep them excited as they learn. |
A Hip New Twist on the Past! Creating Music Video Biographies |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Student motivation is a huge challenge for teachers. Students today are surrounded by multimedia sources and technology. Why not bring that into the classroom? Technology is relevant to their lives and will keep them excited as they learn. |
A Picture of Dreams |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will merge photography; gel transfer pictures, writing, and their plan
for their future to result in a multi dimensional visual art project
that supports digital skills, education and career development, and the
arts, poetry and English language. |
A Zoo Book for All |
1 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The purpose of this lesson is for my students to be able to research information about animals and communicate in written form using the Four Stages of Writing. They will use Tool Factory Workshop and MultiMedia Lab V to create two pages for our class book and a presentation for our Friday Morning Assembly. |
About Me |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students (who have limited verbal and social skills) will search for pictures on the internet about topics they find interesting. They will type (copy dictated sentences, choose sentences with additional picture cues) 3-10 sentences about their topic and present it to their peers. |
Adapting to Life by the Wild Myakka River |
6 to 9 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use digital still and video cameras to capture organisms adaptations to their local environment while on a field trip to Myakka River State Park. Students will then use the captured media to create a digital interactive poster (Prezi) that they will present to the class. |
Advertise a State Vacation |
5 to 7 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students will be able to use internet research, Microsoft Publisher, and video tools to create advertising materials for one of the 50 states. |
African Kaleidoscope Music Visions Project for GT Music Students |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the culture and music of an African country of their choice. They will present a short PowerPoint or Flipchart for the class, students could also use iPads to create iMovies. Students may choose to present it on a traditional poster. Students may wish to provide samples of African Tribal music. Students should also write a brief song in 4/4 meter and C pentatonic about African music. |
African Kaleidoscope Music Visions Project for GT Music Students |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the culture and music of an African country of their choice. They will present a short PowerPoint or Flipchart for the class, students could also use iPads to create iMovies. Students may choose to present it on a traditional poster. Students may wish to provide samples of African Tribal music. Students should also write a brief song in 4/4 meter and C pentatonic about African music. |
All About Books |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In our Non-fiction Writing Workshop unit, students research and study an animal using technology in order to write an "All About" book. They must find out where the animal lives (type of environment), what it eats, what it looks like, and other additional interesting facts about their animal. |
All About Me |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using Windows Movie Maker to create a portfolio |
Amazing Photography |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson will serve as a follow up to an introductory lesson on photography. Each student will be responsible for creating a Powerpoint presentation with examples of "amazing photography." |
American Symbols |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The students will learn about American Symbols and why they are important. I will integrate technology in the classroom to enhance and motivate student learning. Education should come alive to the students and with the use of technology in the classroom…….students thrive. The lessons in this unit would not be possible without the use of technology. |
America’s Roaring 20’s Decade Silent Movie Project |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using video as a medium to provide a visual presentation of the 1920’s can help students gain a better grasp of its effects on today’s society. In this project students will be asked to research and describe the 1920s and analyze cause and effect relationships within the 1920s and the effects of society on today. |
An Interview With the Past: Ancient Roman and US Government Leader |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 4 ratings) This is a project-based learning opportunity where students compare the government of ancient Rome to that of the United States. In this, students were placed into groups of three and given a political character from both sides. They must role-play an interview in a modern day television interview. |
Analyzing and Synthesizing Propaganda Techniques in Film |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze the non-verbal techniques used in films that attempt to manipulate audiences through political or commercial propaganda. In teams, students will then create their own videos demonstrating a synthesis of these techniques. |
Ancient Civilizations Podcast |
7 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is designed as a year ending project encouraging students to creatively demonstrate what they have learned about various civilizations that we studied throughout the year. This is also used as a great review for our final exam. |
Ancient Greece Podcast |
7 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in groups to create a newscast from Ancient Greece. Each broadcast will include an introduction, a news story about leisure or entertainment |
Animal Report |
K to 1 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Throughout this project students will be researching an animal and organizing the information into a 30 Hands presentation. Students will pick an animal, research, find pictures, and demonstrate their knowledge of their animal through their completed project. |
Animal Science Research Report |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will visit Squam Lake Science Center, meet animals and scientists, take interview notes, photograph the animals and then return to school to complete a research report and post their data to our class blog. |
Animal Trading Cards |
2 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a collaborative unite in which students research an animal and create a trading card like a baseball trading card using Microsoft Word or other word processing software. |
Animals Classification |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) - Classify animals with backbones into groups of mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish based on their features and description. |
Animals in Inspiration |
2 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Second grade students use books and the internet to research an animal and then the computer program "Inspiration" to create a graphic organizer. |
Animation Station |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create clay animated videos. These videos are based on idioms or short stories the students write. |
Annotating and Analyzing Readings with Tablets |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan shows how tablets and/or computers with internet access would be used in my ELA classroom to enhance engagement and independence reading and analyzing Common Core texts. |
AP Biology & Inquiry-Based Labs |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Instead of carrying around an encyclopedic textbook, students will have their text downloaded onto an iPad where they can highlight, bookmark, and find definitions instantly without ruining the book next year. Students will also be using their iPad for creating, reviewing, and sharing their own labs. |
Apparel Design technology. |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students in the 11th & 12th grade fashion class will be able to: 1. design a fashion apparel line using the ipad sketch, and textile design soft ware application. |
Around the World in 180 Days |
1 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a culminating activity of places they have "visited" (actually, studied) throughout the school year. They will do this through downloading pictures found or taken from units of study on various countries and creating a powerpoint presentation of facts learned. |
Array Intro to Multiplication |
2 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read a story problem and show four ways array, repeated addition, commutative property, and drawing to solve the problem using a chart they created. |
Audio Storybooks |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will turn their original stories into audio storybooks using the Tikatok website, and screen-capture software. |
Author Study |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After students read a book of their choice, students will research the author and create a digital report. |
Author Study - Tomie de Paola |
K to 2 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students use Tomie de Paola books to explore different themes and ideas as well as make connections between Tomie de Paola's books and connections to real world scenarios and situations. |
Banking in the Digital World |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This is a unit that teaches the students about using debit cards, and keeping up with deposits and withdrawals to buy things from a classroom store. |
Be Aware of Bullies! |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This webquest is designed for 5th grade recess monitors. This teaching-to-learn webquest is intended to involve students in the examination of bullying behavior and how they can help younger students prevent it from happening. |
Benton Middle School News Cast |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the digital wish grant Benton Middle School will be able to film a daily news broadcast for students to view. |
Bill Nye Science Videos |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The students will choose a topic from the list of science standards that we covered in the school year. They will teach the topic the Bill Nye way using a Flip Video camera and a detailed rubric. The students will be scored by multiple criteria. The movies will be watched by all of the students and then used in the years to come as a hook before I teach each area. |
Biographical Blogging |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) SWBAT explore blogging and compare and contrast this genre to other on-line and in-print genres. SWBAT create and update their own blogs. |
Black History Month Podcast "A Conversation Between Presidents Lincoln and Obama" |
4 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) There are many interesting similarities and differences between the lives and presidencies of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. A meeting between these two gentlemen would be the foundation of a great conversation and/or debate! |
Blogging in the Classroom |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use laptops/chromebooks to create their own student blogs, where they will respond to literature, evaluate media, and collaborate with their classmates. |
Book Trailers |
4 to 4 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) 4th Grade Students create book trailers for incoming students to their grade level for the following year. |
BOOM Learning |
1 to 3 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Boom Learning is a digital online program where students can access flashcards for all standards. They are interactive and give automatic feedback! |
Breaking News ... from Our Solar System! |
4 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a news broadcast about an object or objects in our solar system. Broadcasts will be recorded on video and shared with the rest of their class, other classes, and even other schools. Teachers can look into showing the broadcasts on the district's public access channel (if available). |
Bringing Historical Figures Alive |
3 to 7 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this unit students will learn about a famous person in history and use several types of media to investigate them and show what they have learned. |
Building Vocabulary with Digital Fotos. |
8 to 12 |
Presents ways that students could use digital cameras to develop Spanish vocabulary. |
Butterfly Life Cycle |
2 to 3 |
Students will describe and research the Butterfly Life Cycle. |
Can You Hear Me? |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Humor in forms of nonverbal communication (political cartoons and comic strips) is often used in place of a narrative form of communication.
This nonverbal form of communication provokes the reader to infer, use imagination, and prior knowledge to interpret the author’s purpose.
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Can You See What I See? |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) In this lesson, students will take digital pictures to represent various forms of energy and the steps involved in energy transfers and transformations. They will then create a Rebus story that can be solved using these pictures. This activity will bring to life a science concept that is usually difficult to see and understand. |
Canada Geography PowerPoint |
5 to 12 |
Students will create a PowerPoint presentation about a geographic region or country. This project will take five 45 minute class periods. |
Captured at the Farm |
K to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Kindergarten students will capture digital photos and/or video while visiting a local farm to represent "life" (animals, gardens, milk, butter, etc.). Students will collaborate with a second grade class to create a multimedia digital storybook about their field experience. |
Capturing Animals through Technology |
2 to 5 |
Students will use digital recoding photograpgy equipment to take pictures of animals at our local zoo. They will then insert the photography into a variety of audio-visual technology -based reports featuring thier animals. |
Causes of the American Revolution Research Project |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use EdCanvas to learn about the causes of the American Revolution, choose one cause of the American Revolution to research furtherand then give a presentation to the class on that cause of the American Revolution. |
Character Education Podcasts |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Each month a different character trait will be focused on. Students will create and record a podcast highlighting the character trait. |
Chat it up! |
6 to 9 |
Students use role play scenarios to work through various and potentially harmful cyber chat situations. Critically thinking about each scenario as a group, creating, and performing short skits to demonstrate how to handle these situations. |
Christmas Around the World |
P-K to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Christmas Around the World |
Claymation Film Festival |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project allows students to extend their story-writing skills to a new medium. Students will learn the essential elements of a story through creating a storyboard, characters, and a short claymation video |
Clubhouse design |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students design a clubhouse floor plan to scale with blue prints and outside views. The winning design is then developed into a 3D scale model. |
Code the Bots! Block Coding in Javascript |
K to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn and code with Javascript, initially using a block-based curriculum free at code.org on existing technology already in the school. Students will progress to programming a variety of robots like Dash and Dot for the Wonder League Competitions; Ozobots; Sphero’s BB-8 and SPRK+ Lightening Lab; Osmo Code, and Parrot’s Rolling Spider Mini-Drones. Students will also create and code Javascript programs, digital stories, and computer programs. |
Collaborative Story Writing with the Dell Venue Pro Smartphone |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students learn the writing strategy of rereading the text while collaborating on a story with their peers. The Dell Vanue Pro Smartphone is utilized as a word processor and assessment tool. |
Colonial America |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Fifth Graders are researching information on a variety of topics dealing with Colonial America in preparation for Colonial Day that the school holds every other year. They will be taking their research and creating a power Point presentation which needs to include an audio piece. |
Come Meet Us at the Zoo |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Come Meet Us at the Zoo is a project theme lesson plan that incorporates technology with life science, literacy, writing skills, and creativity. Children will identify animals, research them online and with books and magazines, then write a book about the animal of their choice. |
Commonwealth Connections |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make historical connections with Famous African-Americans from Virginia by learning and teaching others through this hands-on project. Students will research, write, film, edit, and publish videos about these important historical figures in order to promote tourism in Virginia. |
Compare/Contrast Animal Kingdom Characteristics from Informational Texts |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare and contrast the various animal kingdoms. Students will take this knowledge and complete a compare/contrast essay after researching the animal kingdoms. |
Comparing and Contracting modern and colonial children |
2 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare and contrast their 'modern' life with the lives of 'colonial' children. Students will complete a Venn Diagram, and take the information on the Venn Diagram to write a paragraph comparing the different time periods. |
Computer and Technology Lab Projects |
1 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students develop significant projects in our Computer and Technology Lab, and we require a safe, easily accessible repository of digital images and audio for student use. These various projects are theme related and correspond to specific grade levels. |
Computer History Jeopardy (Nonlinear PowerPoint) |
10 to 12 |
Students use PowerPoint to learn about the history of computers. Digital cameras are used to take pictures of items which can be associated with their assigned topic. |
CRAAPY or Happy? |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the CRAAP test to determine whether a research source is credible or not. |
Create a Greener Place - Podcast |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students are asked to research and use slass instruction to create a 3-5 minute Podcast about making the world a Greener Place. |
Create Floor Plans in Excel |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will identify geometric patterns, practice measuring and drawing to scale, find perimeters and areas, improve business application technology skills, incorporate algebra and geometry skills and learn to appreciate a variety of home types. |
Creating a Digital Portfolio |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Digital Portfolios encourage students to showcase their accomplishments, works in progress, or personal history when applying for a job or for college entrance. |
Creating Videos for Teachers |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students created videos for teachers based on an interview with the teacher. The video included specific skills that the teacher requested. |
Creation Stories |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Provide an authentic approach to improve understanding the foundation of American Literature and improve literacy skills of all the students. This project will allow students to research, create, and demonstrate, via podcasts and discussion boards, their knowledge of the origins of American literature. |
Cultural Awareness in Omaha: Entering the Golden Door |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Jr. High students at Holy Name School will develop their cultural awareness through a technology project using tablet computers. The tablets will be used to record interviews with community members of a minimum of 8 different cultures and to develop an innovative presentation about their discoveries and incites based on those conversations. |
Cultural Celebrations |
K to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students research and study cultures throughout the world through the use of the internet, email, and voice over internet technology, and by completing a webquest . |
Cultures and Cuisines WebQuest |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Groups of Five are to select a country that they would like to learn more about.
Research that country's environment, people, customs and characteristic foods.
Prepare a report/display and present to the class. |
Cyber Safety |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students discuss the dangers, as well as, the positive side of having internet and real life friends. |
Cyber Safety |
2 to 3 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Second and third grade students will discuss rules for keeping safe online. Students will identify private information that should not be shared over the Internet (name, address, phone number, school name, etc.) without adult permission.
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Cyberbullying |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) With the layering of identity through the use of nicknames and avatars as well as a sense of anonymity, it is easy for young people to sometimes forget that real people – with real feelings – are at the heart of online conversations. In this lesson students will explore this concept and discuss the importance of good netizenship. |
Cyberbullying PSA |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will form groups of 2 or 3 to make a 60 second Cyber-Bullying Public Service Announcement. They will contuct research, create an outline, write a script, film, edit and publish. |
Data Collection Project |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) My students will create a survey and use data collection to showcase the results. Technology will be used to put it in a video format for the school to see the results. |
Designing a Digital Portfolio |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will design, produce, and evaluate digital portfolios. The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to digital portfolios. Web portfolios are effective tools that can help students showcase their projects to a global audience. |
Digital Black and White Photography |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using a projector, digital camera, laserjet printer and powerpoint, have students create contrast photos. Using the internet, students will discuss famous black and white photographers such as Ansel Adams, American Artist and Activist .
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Digital Citizenship |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Objective: In this lesson(s), students will be able to continue developing an understanding of what it means to be a digital citizen. Through guided notes, discussion, and activity student will be led through various concepts relating to being responsible in the digital world.
Unit Summary: This unit would be considered year long, ongoing curriculum that will constantly be reinforced as we utilize technology within the English Language Arts classroom. The main areas to be focused on will include: self image and identity, relationships and communication, digital footprint and reputation, cyberbullying and digital drama, and internet safety. In order to have a technologically centered classroom and methodology these items must be addressed. Students need to not only know how to use the technology effectively but also how to use it responsibly and safely.
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Digital Citizenship unit |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This wiki teaches 7th and 8th graders about Mike Ribble's 9 elements of Digital Citizenship -- using Internet links, online videos and podcasts. Digital Citizenship is one of ISTE's NETS-S. |
Digital Doubles |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Adding doubles is a great strategy for adding numbers and gaining number sense. First grade students will use virtual manipulatives to add doubles. |
Digital Parts of Speech |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Enlgish Language Learners at the high school level will create iMovie projects with music, photo clips, and video clips to enhance learning & instruction of parts of speech. |
Digital Photography for Movie Making |
5 to 5 |
Students photograph the world around them to create a digital movie in the computer lab. Photos are linked to homeroom lessons to expand on research skills. |
Digital Research Animal Project |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research an animal of choice and use an iPad app to create a trading card to inform peers of their new learning. |
Digital Storybooks |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use an online story-starter to produce a creative short story. Students will then illustrate and animate this story using Microsoft PowerPoint software. |
Digital Storytelling - My Special Story |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn the techniques of Digital Storytelling in order to complete a narrative about an important event in their lives. Students will compose a narrative, collect images and photographs. Students will then create a digital slideshow, complete with spoken narration, images, music and transitions appropriate to the mood they want to set for their story. |
Digital Time Capsule |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this lesson students use digital cameras to create a time capsule of digital images of their communities and families. They will use higher-order thinking skills to contemplate how digital images will be stored in the future and how we can present our life and time to people living 50 years from now. |
Digitally Concerned Citizens |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students need to learn relevant technology skills to succeed in the modern workforce. This lesson allows students to master skills with an inquiry based investigation on how humans contribute to changes in ecosystems. With a better understanding of issues facing our planet, students increase their ability to voice their concerns and facilitate change. |
Discovering Your Hometown |
7 to 8 |
Inspired by the "Hometown America" writing contest by "Junior Scholastic," this lesson will allow all 7th and 8th grade students to explore and document the geography, history, culture and traditions of Folsom, New Jersey and the surrounding areas. |
Documentary-Style Research Projects |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research a topic related to the social studies curriculum, and then create a report and a short documentary video using iMovie. Along the way, students will learn how to narrow topics, take notes, keep citations, and make editing choices. This is an ideal lesson for a computer lab setting. |
Documenting Science Through an Active Inquiry Process |
4 to 12 |
Students will engage in active learning about science topics and document findings, experiences, and insights with point and shoot cameras. |
Don't be a Bully, Be a Star |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will develop a podcast featuring a bullying situation at school with two different outcomes, a negative one and a positivie one. Students will lsiten to the podcast and share their opinions about the events that occurred. |
Don't Laugh At Me |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Third graders create a music video for the song 'Don't Laugh At Me'. They use their connections and synthesis to illustrate the points made in the book and song. |
DROP BY DROP WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The purpose of the unit is for students to acquire information and knowledge about water, its structure, its properties, its usage, and its importance as a resource. Many students inherently know about water because they consume and use it every day. Many students however think there is an infinite supply of fresh water and all they have to do to get fresh water is to turn on the faucet. To acquire water usage statistics and appreciate the unique properties of water will help student accomplish their final task. |
Earth Day Movie Maker Documentary |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson, which spans over the course of about a week and a half, has students researching a particular animal and the ways in which it has been impacted by humans and the environment. Students will take a field trip to the zoo and use flip cams to videotape their animal. They will then choose a prompt from the list and create a documentary (using Tool Factory Movie Maker) about their animal. |
Ecosystem Study |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) An indepth inquiry based study of an ecosystem and how humans impact over time. |
Elaborative Detail- Write it right! |
4 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson teaches the importance of using elaborative and sensory details in writing. Children may think they are using good details until they see how many details are necessary to make the right picture pop into a reader's mind. |
Electronic Poetry Project |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will utilize digital technology to create a presentation of a chosen or original poem. The project will include creating photos/videos, voice overs, original background music, and character generation to interpret a poem for classroom and podcast presentation. |
Electronic Poetry Project |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Electronic Poetry Project is a student-generated, project-based learning experience in which students utilize technology to develop skills in research, writing, and creativity to produce an audio/video presentation. Student-driven, project-based learning enhances lasting knowledge rather that just momentary learning. |
Electronic Portfolio |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Powerpoint to create a multimedia portfolio of work completed during the year. The presentation will also serve as a yearbook where students will be allowed to import pictures of family and friends as well as narrate descriptions of the contents.
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Element Advertisement! |
6 to 8 |
Using digital voice recorders, students will create radio advertisements to inform their audience about the specifics of different elements found on the Periodic Table. The advertisements will then be uploaded to a class blog and presented to the class. |
Endanged Animal Power Point |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Create a Power Point Presentation
About an Endangered Animals
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Endangered Animals Podcast |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will be researching endangered animals on the internet, writing a report about why they are endangered and how we can save them on Microsoft Office, recording their report with MP3 players and uploading them online to a podcast. |
Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will observe their natural environment to experience the changes that occur when Autumn arrives.
Students will create artworks based on personal observations and experiences with their environment in Autumn. |
Expert Board Games |
2 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will choose an "expert" area for themselves and create a classroom game. They will then be responsible for utilizing different sources of technology to advertise their game to other students. |
Exploration Journal |
4 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) We use Pixlr.com, a free photo editing site, to explore various regions of the world according to the new Social Studies standards in 7th grade. Students will edit a picture to portray themselves exploring the region and then create exploration journals documenting their trip. |
Explore and Collaborate: Career Choices & Resume |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Explore and Collaborate Lesson Plans - Google Docs: Career Choices & Resume
A lesson that teaches students about career choices and how to build their own resume. |
Exploring Climate Change Using the Eyes In the Sky |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using NEO (NASA Earth Observations) satellite images and NIH ImageJ to animate the images, students will explore various aspects of climate change. From the montage of images, students will write a report describing various areas of climate change.
Grade level: secondary |
Exploring the cellular basis of life using real life object for project |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is intended to familiarize students with different categories of cells. Emphasis will be placed on the comparison and contrast of plant and animals cells and the structures within them. They will explore the real world of cells by exploring using the digital microscopy. This concept will integrate with technology based hands on with the students as they engage doing a cell project out of the real object.
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Facebook: The Developers of the Atomic Theory |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the website "MyFakeWall.com" students will develop a facebook type page with friend comments and status updates on the development of the atomic theory. |
Famous Americans |
3 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this social studies lesson, students chose a famous American to study in order to create a research-based PowerPoint presentation using a template. Ultimately, students present their work to the class. |
Fifth Grade Physical Science - Atoms |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using PowerPoint presentations, realia, and various visuals and websites, students will understand that elements are made of atoms, and know the basic structures of an atom (nucleus, electrons, protons, and neutrons). |
Finding Solutions to Hunger |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a project plan more than a lesson plan. It is a 10-week project using a wonderful online collaboration tool designed to be used by educators. Besides teaching the curriculum objectives—the goal is to open the students’ eyes to hunger in the world. |
Finding the Tipping Point |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will read and analyze Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point and then apply their understanding of the book to their school. |
Flat Stanley in the 21st Century |
1 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use the Jeff Brown story "Flat Stanley" as a bridge to learn about different geographic, cultural, and scientific features of communities around the state, country, and world. Letters and their "flat" person is emailed to friends and family, in order to learn about the world around them via email, websites and Skype conversations.
and results are shared with the grade level. |
Flip Camera Lesson: Louisiana Animal Adaptations |
3 to 4 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Goal: Students will research, write about and then make a video about their findings |
Flip Cameras and Puppet Shows Create Education |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create, film, download, and produce an educational video of a puppet show using a flip camera. |
Flip into Technology! |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use Flip cameras to gather information and integrate it into any classroom activity. |
Flip Out Over Weather |
4 to 9 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will investigate will be assigned aspects of weather study and write a report. They will use Flip Video cameras to film each other reading their report. Students will gather photos and video clips to use in a video project that utilizes their weather report. And finally, they will work in groups to create a video script derived from their report. |
FLIP, FLOP AND FLY YOUR WAY THROUGH ADJECTIVAL ENDINGS |
9 to 12 |
A fun, yet creative way of learning the German adjectival endings adjecives following "the" and "a". Using a flip recorder, a group is selected to write and act out a skit designed specifically to teach the usually boring concept of adjectival endings. |
FlippEd Geo Buddies |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create videos that incorporate geometric shapes in the real world. They will also collaborate with other classrooms in a social network, uploading and commenting on each others videos using Edmodo.com. |
Flipping Over Our Weather Reports |
2 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will write and film a weather report. |
Follow the Drinking Gourd |
K to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Learn about the Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, Slavery, and what it takes to have a safe classroom all in the same lesson. |
Fossils |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use technology to research fossils, participate in interactive activities and create and present a presentation about what they learned. |
Fredrick Douglass...A digital History |
7 to 7 |
Using technology, the students will create projects that depicts the stuggles of slaves with a focus on Fredrick Douglass and his determination to abolish it. |
Frogs: ELA and Science 1st grade |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a first grade ELA and science unit. This unit integrates technology and allows students to apply real world application with scientific inquiry, while critically analyzing literary and informational texts.
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Game of Life Financial Literacy Lesson |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will choose transportation and housing that will fit into their budget. |
Gathering Math Myself Lesson |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use iPads and the internet to gather their own notes from 3-4 websites, finding 3 examples, and creating 3 practice problems. Teacher will cover the curriculum notes to verify the student notes as well as work through some practice problems. Students will then use the Geometry Book iPad Applicaton from McDougall Littel to work through their assignments and watch tutorials within their current section for more understanding. |
Genius Hour Technology |
K to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Our K-5 Gifted classroom would like to have 4 iPads (with protective cases) and/or video cameras to aid with our project based instruction. This technology will allow our students to research multiple fields and present authentic products to an audience. |
Get to know me |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The beginning of the year is difficult for all levels of students. Using a free download, Windows Movie Maker, this lesson will allow students to each shine in a different way. |
Getting Down to Business (Letters and Technology) |
7 to 11 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use technology to learn parts of a business letter, how to write a business letter, research businesses, and write a letter of request to a business of their choice. |
Goddard Gazette Web Site |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) My students will create a school news web site from the ground up, updating it every two weeks with news and events at our middle school. |
Going "Diggie" with Math Word Problems |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson integrates the use of the digital camera into the creation of Math word problems. This approach of learning applies real life experiences for all the students involved. |
Google Mail |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) People have always had the desire to communicate. E-mail is part of the internet, the largest network of computers in the world. |
Grade 7 Science Vocabulary Building Through Visualization of Word Meanings To Make Digital Art |
7 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The meanings of Grade 7 Science words were visualized through acquisition of photo software skills to make digital art for retention of these word meanings. |
Graphing Weather |
2 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Graphing Weather and writing about the results |
Greek Mythology Movies |
6 to 6 |
Students will learn about Greek myths. Then, students create a script based off of a Greek myth, film, and edit their movies. |
Gumby Rules! |
5 to 6 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using Responsive Classroom ideas, students will brainstorm classroom rules, examples of those rules, ways to apologize when rules are broken, and possible consequences. Each student will then pick one part to animate with the software. |
Harlem Renaissance: "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use graphic design and powerpoint to discuss race relation and the Harlem Renaissance by creating a children's book for a younger groups of children. |
Hey! How'd you get so big? ( The Story of Mitosis) |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) How do we grow from the size of an egg to the size the average human reaches at adulthood? The student will investigate this question through several different sources: hands on, use of technology and research. |
Holocaust background-Jewish Life Photo Project |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) To understand Jewish Life Pre-WWII by examining photographs and biographies through the US Holocaust Memorial Museum website |
How to be Safe in Cyber Space |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Through discussion, 4th graders will reach the conclusions that cyber space can be a dangerous place if one is not careful about what is revealed on the net. |
How Women Changed the World |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will investigate the roles women played in the development of technology and computers. |
Human Genome Debate |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research the benefits and drawbacks of the newly decoded Human Genome. Students will create a brochure and presentation to be given before a judge outling their position to be granted $3 million to further their position. |
I am a Research Scientist! |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will become the research scientist as they observe, record, and analyze data on a journey that lets them explore Entomology, Oceanography, Stream Ecology, Biology, Cartography, Botany, and Meteorology. |
I Have A Dream Too |
5 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will practice writing persuasive speeches according to a rubric outline, learn about Martin Luther King Jr., and learn how to give an effective speech. They will have the opportunity to view themselves giving their speech, so that they can critique their ability to give speeches. |
I love Penguins!! |
P-K to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn about the different types of penguins, their habitat, etc. |
Iditarod Stars |
3 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Be the writer, director, producer and star of your very own movie of the Iditarod. I bet you never dreamed you would star in a movie when you were in elementary school, but here is your chance! |
Impossible Situation Project using Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 |
8 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Goal: To put together an artwork that is made up of edited pictures that could not be a real situation. |
Inspirational Essay: Video |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create an inspirational movie using both video and text. Partners will choose a famous person who has inspired them. Using quotes and filmed clips, students will create a video detailing how and why this person inspired them. |
Integrated Video Technology |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will utilize camcorders, digital cameras, editing software, and different types of media to create a Mother's Day video. They will reinforce previously learned objectives. |
Integrating Technology into our 1st grade classroom. |
K to 1 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) I have different activities for the students to accomplish by using technology. |
Interactive Rainforest Animals |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A three part learning project designed to teach student about various animals/creatures of the rainforest with a focus on the arts and technology. |
Interview with Benjamin Franklin |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a cross curricular ELA / History lesson wherein students will create a mock-interview with Benjamin Franklin (and/or other historical figure from the American Revolution Era) and then post that podcast on to an established Google Classroom website. |
Intro to Marketing |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will engage in an extensive market simulation covering material from chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, & 6. The simulation will include but not be limited to the 4 P¡¦s of Marketing, SWOT Analysis, Business Ethics, Global Marketing, and Maslow¡¦s Hierarchy of Needs.
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It's Challenging Being Green! |
3 to 5 |
Students will delve into botany by planting a seed and watching it grow or die based on what they do to take care of it. Prior knowledge of human anatomy and physiology will be the entry point as students connect these two very different areas of biology. By the end of the unit, students will be able to defend plant conservation the way they could any other organism they study. Ultimately, students should have increased awareness of the lack of green spaces in urban areas and the need for more parks and gardens |
iTeach iLearn |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The iTeach iLearn Project is the artful mixing of video, narratives, images, music, sound and special effects into a digital story teaching about any concept. These digital stories reflect the student’s understanding of the themes of science. Science is a way of learning about the natural world, science has built a vast body of changing and increasing knowledge described by physical, mathematical, and conceptual models, and science’s effect on technology and society. |
iZOO |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is the cumlinating project for a unit on animal adaptations and habitats. Students will complete a WebQuest, create a slideshow or animated movie, and a podcast. |
Jack and the Beanstalk |
2 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of login procedures and network printing.
- Students will be able to compose a document that applies intermediate formatting
- Students will use digital creativity tools to create original works.
- Students will use the Paint Application for designing
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JOB POD Career Podcasting Project |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The purpose of this project is to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge gained and maturity achieved during their high school career so far. This project gives students the chance to choose an area of study, to combine different disciplines, to satisfy specialized curiosity, and to utilize talents in a productive way. The project gives them the chance to make their high school experience a more meaningful and practical one. |
JUPITER |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson teaches students about Jupiter and Earth Science. It has been modified to accommodate students with various disabilities. |
Keep it Beautiful |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn different ways to keep the environment clean and conserve resources. They will use digital photography paired with writing to complete an Earth Day bulletin board. |
Keyboard BINGO |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Practice appropriate keyboarding skills while playing a game and identifying categories of various topics. |
Keynote Digital Parts of Speech |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) We use Keynote from iLife '09 to write a super powerpoint for a parts of speech video |
Kindergarten Animal Research Book Making Project |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This animal research project integrates writing, science, reading, and technology. Students are able to choose an animal to learn more about, document information using technology and print the project in color to share and keep. |
Kindergarten Memories |
P-K to K |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) We will create a Kindergarten Memory Book. Each month we will create a monthly memory page regarding our experiences during the month and world happenings. |
Laws of Motion Keynote Presentation |
7 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reviewing Newton’s Laws of Motion, students will create animations to illustrate each of the three laws. When animations are complete, appropriate sound effects can be added. Finished Keynote presentations will be exported as Quicktime movies, to be embedded in class wiki. |
Legacy Project: Using Flip Cameras to Connect Generations |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson will enable students in Ms. Barb Ressler's English classroom at Wahlert High School to capture insights from senior citizens by utilizing flip cameras. As a result, the students will be able to learn many important life lessons and build important connections with senior citizens. |
Let's Collaborate! |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will work in groups using the digital storyteller website, www.storybird.com, in order to collaboratively create a story that includes all story elements. |
Let's Get Active |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan utilizes a variety of technology and collaborative activities to demonstrate the difference between active voice and passive voice. It is for an inclusion classroom using a complementary co-teaching strategy and differentiated process, content, and products. |
Let's Rock and Roll |
K to 5 |
Photograph rock formations in the area and how the land was formed through erosion, land upheavals, and sediment building. |
Let's Write a Book About Trees |
K to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Kindergarten students have concluded learning about trees and seasons in science class. They will now work together in groups of 4 to write a book about what happens to trees throughout the seasons. Students will collaborate with their group to create this book using Storybird.com. |
Let’s Focus on Idioms |
3 to 8 |
Students will learn more about idioms. |
Little Owl Press Report/Newspaper and Newscast Project |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will take digital photos to produce “The Little Owl Press,” an elementary newspaper, which will summarize important events and programs at our school for each trimester. This newspaper will be transformed into “The Little Owl Press Report,” a newscast that will incorporate digital video, digital photos, music, and voice recordings. This production will be broadcast to ours and surrounding communities through our local access station. The newscast will promote education in our schools and allow people who are not part of our school community an inside view of the highlights of each trimester. |
Local Geography’s Effect on Temperatures |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will gather data from weather websites and learn that inland cities’ temperatures can be more extreme than coastal areas. |
Locating Lost Ladybugs. |
1 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will observe and then photograph ladybugs that they encounter on school grounds and outside homes. Pictures and data collected will be emailed to the Lost Ladybug Project which is a national based program coordinated through Cornell University Department of Entomology. |
Long Term Projects - Jobs in your future |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson takes place over 4-5 weeks in the technology / computer lab. Students Explore productivity suite applications (like Microsoft Office, Open Office, Etc..) while opening or running a business that suits their interests. |
M&M Graphing |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this series of lessons, students will predict and collect data, create a bar graph with paper and pencil, design bar graphs with different sorts of software, access and use the Internet, identify parts of a bar graph, compare the various graphs. |
Made in the USA |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research different states in the United States. They will make commercials, fliers, and they will give persuasive reports on their state using the projector so others can see their brochures. |
Make a Digital Dance Textbook |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a Wiki page/website that will be used as a dance textbook in class. |
Making Butter- From a Liquid to a Solid |
1 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make butter and design/engineer hands-free butter-shaking apparatus. Students will record and graph the length of time of the butter changing process (change of state of matter). |
Many Hands Make Miraculous Mechanisms |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) e-NABLE is a global online community of 3000 individuals (and growing daily!) who are using 3D printing technology to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need. Volunteers from all religious and political backgrounds, races, ages, occupations, cultures and educational levels from around the world are coming together to work for the greater good and make a difference in the lives of many by using their talents, creativity and ideas to produce assistive devices for underserved populations and individuals who were born missing portions of their upper limbs or have lost fingers and arms due to war, disease or natural disaster. Our class wants to build these devices to Make a Difference! |
Mi vida Loca |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a video presentation describing and showing important events and/or places of their lives. |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A step-by-step lesson to teach students how to make an electronic presentations using Microsoft© PowerPoint. |
Minor League Baseball Stadium |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare other small towns with minor league stadiums and budget, design, plan, fundraise, and build one for our town of Wentzville |
Mitosis |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson is modified for technology infusion in a typical classroom for students to better understand Mitosis and be creative learning the concepts collaborative environment. It has also been modified for students with disabilities who have been integrated into the regular classroom setting. |
Modern Day Piracy |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will lean about copyright laws and how use the internet legally and safely. |
Movie Maker: Retelling a story |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) 6th grade students will use FlipVideo to retell the story they read, using beginning, middle, and ending. It would need a title page and credits. Objective: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Planning, Application of technology. |
Multi Media: Television Show Production |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) OST class offered for students in grades 10-12. Introduction to multi-media production careers with partnership with local university students, radio station and cable TV. |
Musical Instruments of the Orchestra |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the families of instruments online and create a digital media project that gives information about a particular instrument or family that they select. |
My Colonial Life |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a culminating project for a social studies unit on colonial times. Students synthesize their learning and create interviews to be turned into podcasts. In the interview, a student takes the part of a person in colonial times and is interviewed by a "reporter" about his/her colonial life. |
My Future-Handwriting Recognition |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Wacom Tablets to complete hand-type projects. They will write essays, short stories, and correct errors in their handwriting. |
My Giving Tree |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use language arts, social studies, and technology skills to write their own personal stories of a native tree that they have adopted. The stories will center on identifying and learning about the benefits that they receive from their trees. |
My Ideal World |
8 to 12 |
After reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird in English, students will use adobe Photoshop or GIMP Photoshop to create their own ideal worlds. |
My Sierra County |
6 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use digital images and their own writing to create a powerpoint presentation depicting the attributes of the county in which they live. They will provide the audience a glimpse into what makes their county special, from their own unique perspective. |
My Town/ My School |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students groups will gather information on their town or school. They will research the city website, or school website to find important facts, history, and landmarks. Student groups will create a presentation to share with others. |
Mythbusters - Don't FLIP Out! High School Isn't THAT Scary!! |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be introduced to various activities surrounding the concept of digital video production. Students will use Flip™ Video cameras to produce a video that will be used during the high school orientation night for the county’s incoming 8th grade class. |
Native Americans |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This unit on Native Americans encourages students to read print and online informational texts focusing on Native American tribes of various regions. They will create, practice, and present digital presentations based on the information they found. |
News Broadcasts |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After writing and practicing a script, the students present a news broadcast about a topic in the news. This is made with a Flip camera and sent to other classrooms. |
Now and Long Ago: Immigration and My Family |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson introduces the concepts of immigration and family history. Through the exploration of immigration events and issues in American history, students will learn that all Americans are immigrants with cultural differences and that all have ancestors and a family story that is unique and of value to share. |
Objective Weathering and Erosion |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is contains the learning of the erosion and weathering process. Students will study their own time-lapse photos to determine if their object of study has gone through the process of weathering. The student will have to determine which weathering process has occurred and illustrate what the future product would be. |
Ocean's 4 |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Integrating technology in the curriculum is vital for the students to learn 21st century skills. By collaborating with the fourth grade classroom teacher and combining science in the computer class the students can learn subject matter in an interactive, self-directed method. |
One L.E.S.S. (Partners in Education Campaign Initiative) |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Through this social marketing campaign - One L.E.S.S., the students will assume the role of a business professionals using different types of marketing media. The students’ initiative will increase collaborations between community leaders, the school, and youth. The concept is simple - One Leader Engaged in Student Success (L.E.S.S.) equals one less youth involved in juvenile delinquency and other destructive decision making. |
Organizing Data |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students in a statistics class will learn how to use Microsoft Excel to organize, summarize, and present data. They learn about and use formulas, charts, sorting features, and data analysis. |
Our Brand of Segregation - West Texas |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create video documentation of the African American experience in West Texas. |
Our Past is our Future: We will repeat it if we don't learn from it |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Purpose and Overview: Create a multimedia social science project where students collect the oral history from elder volunteers who live in the surrounding neighborhoods. The purpose is to prepare students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities for transition into the community and work world after graduation from high school. |
Passport to Ancient Civilizations |
3 to 6 |
This will be a collaborative project between the classroom teacher and the technology teacher, me. Students will create their own passports of the ancient places they visited virtually. |
Patchwork Quilt Class Project Thematic Unit |
3 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a thematic unit that integrates social studies, math, reading, and writing. |
persuasive writing FLIP style! |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students produced a persuasive i-movie presentation on avoiding caffeine-includes the characteristics of persuasive writing, images, voiceovers, data, recommended solutions, and song remake of "Pants on the Ground." |
Photographical Ecology |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will photograph and understand differences in organisms and the roles they play in our environment. |
Podcast Book Buddies |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students from one class would read books from all different genres through a podcast to students at a different school. After they read the book, they would pose questions about the book and continue in dialogue with their book buddy for two weeks. |
Podcasting About Our World |
1 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will combine learning about the world around them through our 21st Century lesson about Flat Stanley with technology to create podcasts about their flat adventures. |
Podcasting Our Way Through Nature |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Student created podcasts guide other students along the nature trail which is located on our school grounds. The podcasts point out interesting features and teach others about the plants and landforms found along the trail. |
Podcasting Parabolas |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After an introductory lesson on parabolas, students will research parabolas, the general equation of a parabola from three points and photograph pictures of parabolas found in everyday life. Students will then organize the data to create and publish a podcast to be share with their peers in the classroom, as well as, around the world. (This is a 3-day lesson for the block schedule) |
Podcasting with Jr. High |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a podcast that would reflect student learning and local area news |
Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images |
9 to 12 |
A team of English students will take the role of a production company and will create a 4-5 minute film using the digital image as a medium for interpreting students’ original poems. Three classes will be working together in order to complete this project: Creative Writing, English, and The Actor’s Studio. |
Poetry In Motion |
2 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Student come to hear the language , rhythm, and motion of poetry as they read and select images to represent their poems. |
Poetry in Motion |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will write a poem in the Target Language and use Movie Maker to illustrate.
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Poetry Performance |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Making poetry come alive for tenth grade students is about encouraging students to reflect and examine their world. Using poetry models and digital cameras, student created poetry comes alive and is captured for PodCast and VCast to be shared with friends, family and community members. |
Polar Bears |
K to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson students will learn about polar bears. They will create a writing piece about the characteristics of a polar bear. They will extend this activity by developing ideas about the extinction of the polar bear. |
POP ART Lesson Plan |
5 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make computer generated art based on Andy Warhol's Pop art and use Pop culture imagery of today. |
Portrait of a Year |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the Internet, you will investigate a year of the twentieth century. After researching the year, you will create an electronic image commemorating that year. You will select images from the Internet representing your research. Using graphics software, you will modify those images and place them together into a single image representing all you have learned of that year. |
portraits |
12 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare the daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe by an unknown photographer with
Poe’s writings in an effort to discover the character of this mysterious author.
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Postcard from Abroad |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The following lesson plan is meant to combine the use of computer photography skills, communication arts skills, and social studies to create mock postcards from famous locations around the world. Appropriate for 5th grade and up. |
Postcards from Somewhere |
6 to 12 |
The students will learn about another culture and the region of the world where their e-pal is located. They will then create a postcard with a picture from that region. They will also research and get details about our region of the country and create a postcard to send to their e-pal. |
Postcards from the Civil War |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research one of the battles of the Civil War and use their research to create a digital postcard which they will send electronically. |
PROJECT H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment) |
4 to 5 |
This is an exciting Career Exploration Unit that allows students to integrate technology skills while researching various careers. |
Public Service Announcements for Our School |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in co-op groups to brainstorm, plan, write scripts, keyboard scripts and then use digital video camera to film public service announcements. They will edit on the computer and we will show on morning announcements and connect to website. |
Put the NEW in NEWBERY |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Every year since 1922, the Newbery Award has been presented to the book selected by librarians as the “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”. Using current technology, a librarian and classroom teacher team teach students to research and then create a podcast “commercial” for an award winner.
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Quadrilateral Scavenger Hunt |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students explore the school for various quadrilaterals. Once they find them, they record themselves using a Flip camera describing the various characteristics of each one.
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Reading Rainbow for Second Graders |
2 to 2 |
Students will collaborate to develop a multimedia presentation based on a theme using a Reading Rainbow format consisting of book summaries, a team documentary, and original writing with illustrations. Teams of students with similar interests would be selected to work together on an eight to nine week project which will allow for differentiated learning opportunities. |
Reading Stations |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Interactive reading stations that incorporate technology to enhance the reading experience of high school students. |
Reflective Decoupage |
7 to 12 |
Cameras and art go hand and hand way beyond pictures and portraits, right? In this project, the cameras are going to help our students produce their reflective art through decoupage! |
Regions of the USA |
4 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit students will use the internet to research the physical and human characteristics of the four regions of the United States and decide which one they would like to live in. |
Research Project |
8 to 8 |
This lesson gives the a overview of common source types and outlines a research project. I have adapted this in several ways to include book reports, and research projects of any kind. |
Research Project |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This is a lesson that incorporates a research project and allows students to create a publish their research project. |
Research Project |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is an 8th grade research lesson plan. Students research a variety of historical figures stemming from the film "Night At the Museum, Battle At the Smithsonian." |
Researching the Black Diaspora in Latin America |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will first research, and then create podcasts about the Black Diaspora in Latin America. Research topics can include historical themes such as the middle passage or the triangle trade, cultural themes such as the influence of African rhythms in Latin American music, or social themes such as the social stratification and racial vocabulary that existed within Latin America. |
Restoring Memories and Planning Autobiography |
4 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This plan utilizes Google Maps for autobiography writing in response to the mentor text Knots in my Yo-Yo String” by Jerry Spinelli. |
Reviving the Renaissance |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using the world wide web, students will research the Renaissance Era and present a multimedia project to classmates which will focus on one aspect of that time period: food, clothing, pastime, gender roles, law enforcement, etc. This is done prior to reading any of Shakespeare's literature. |
Rhetorical Analysis of Popular Media |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students are to analyze the rhetorical appeals, strategies and devices found in popular media. Students assess how effective the media is at trying to persuade consumers. |
S.C.A.N.M.E. |
P-K to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students Creating A New Method of Evaluation |
Save the Animals! |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students research an endangered animal. They then develop a PowerPoint presentation (for their parents and peers) describing the animal, its habitat, its predators, its prey, and why it's endangered. Finally, students create a podcast for our class "Save the Animals!" series describing their plan to help these endangered species, as well as recruiting support. |
Save the Rainforest in South America |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) 7th Graders: Geography affects the characteristics of a country. Natural resources can determine
the success or failure of a country. Each country is rich in culture, even if they are a
poor country. Each student will appreciate his or her life‐styles, and opportunities
compared to poverty stricken countries. Global issues are complex, and the student
will explain the challenges the rainforest ecosystem is facing, and will develop a plan
of action they can do to help
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Science of the snowflake |
1 to 1 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) I use this lesson to reinforce knowledge of the Caldecott awards and also to teach the children how to navigate their way around the Macbook touchpad as First Grade is their first formal introduction into the use of laptops. |
Season Ending Injury |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The project is a collaboration project in which students in my Advanced Biology class look at the anatomy and physiology of the human skeletal, muscular, circulatory and nervous system through a sports injury. The students video a mock injury and report on it as hosts for a sports telelvision show. |
Self Portrait |
10 to 12 |
The students will create a self portrait within a masterpiece. The objectives are many. Students will learn new tools within the program, learn how to create a self portrait, and learn, in detail, about a masterpiece of art and the artist.
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Self portrait in a masterpiece |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create a self portrait using the wacom tablet and Adobe Photoshop. This portrait will incorporate a Masterpiece of art, where the Alternative high school student places themself in the picture. using the Wacom tablet the students will be able to recreate the texture and subtle line variations that the original artist has done. |
Selfie vs Self-portrait |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This activity combines contemporary technology with archaic photographic processes the end result a one of a kind tangible self-portrait from a 200 year old process using modern technology. It challenges the students to further understand the difference between our cultural image capture and the power of a image when it's seen as an entity, not a digital thumbnail. |
Shark Tank: Industrial Revolution |
5 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read "Immigrant Kids" and create a business idea that they will each present in front of a group of "sharks" (teachers and parents). Students will present ideas using imovie and then make a commercial promoting their inventions. |
Similarities and Differences Across Cultures - In Modern Times and Throughout History |
1 to 1 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use technology and literature to research past cultures and modern cultures. The objective of the lesson is for the students to recognize and define the similarities and differences between past cultures and modern cultures in areas related to daily living, food, art and music.
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Skull-dugery |
7 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use a digital camera to photograph skulls of various specimens and will research on the internet to identify them. |
Smartphone Q & A Discussions, Polling and Quizzes |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using Smartphones, students will use the Edmodo application to have discussions with fellow students in their group and the teacher. There will be polling and quizzes in order to review topics learned in the classroom. |
SO WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD?!?!? |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will investigate world countries currently at war/conflict and the impact on the United States. Students will create a news podcast/broadcast video available on youtube.com, schooltube.com, and Kozlen.com. |
Song Creation: Of Mice and Men vs. The Greatest Game Ever Played |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading Of Mice and Men and watching The Greatest Game Ever Played, compare and contrast George Milton and Francis Ouimet and Lennie Small and Eddie Lowery in a song to be written and recorded. |
Sonoran WebQuest |
5 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Ultilizing some of the most advanced technology available today, you and your team of scientists will create a multi-media presentation to share with the world on the internet! |
Spring Break in Spain |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Level 2 Spanish students take a virtual trip to Spain for Spring Break. With this activity, students get an idea, from their seat in the classroom, what Spain is really like and all that would be involved in planning/taking a trip. |
Stain Glass |
P-K to 12 |
This is 5 lesson plans in sequence from introduction through Glass History to the current methods applied in Glass Forms: lesson 1, stain glass history; lesson 2, community impressions; lesson 3, stain glass design; lesson 4, color theory; lesson 5, form and application. Wrap up includes reflection. |
Standard 6.07 - Produce computer-aided floor plan designs. |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan uses a computer-based design program to teach students how to produce a computer-aided floor plan. |
Static Electricity Intro. |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This is an introductory science lesson on static electricity. By the end of this lesson students will be able to explain what static electricity is and describe static electricity through examples. |
Stock Market Project |
7 to 9 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this activity, you and/or a small group will invest $10,000 in four different companies and then track the stock market price of those companies over a period of time. |
Student Solutions- Saving Our Surroundings |
4 to 8 |
Students will investigate plants, animals and their habitats creating several products to educate and share their fellow classmates. During the process of research, students will also develop ideas to help solve the problem of endangered habitats, animals and plants. |
Student Voice/Service Learning |
1 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Giving students ownership, a voice, & group decision making in service learning.
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Student Voices |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) To provide a media where our students are able to create a video that allows them to have a voice about something that they may be passionate about (i.e. sports, reading, family, &academic teams). This will allow our students to have a creative outlet to express themselves in a non-traditional way. |
Students Are the Best Teachers |
4 to 12 |
Students will take an active role in the teaching and learning process by creating digital presentations that review basic concepts that are the foundations for all courses. These may include focused mini lessons on such areas as vocabulary, grammar, figures of speech, math problems and concepts, historical events, scientific elements, or technology operations. |
Symmetrical Shapes |
K to K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use computers to create symmetrical shapes. |
Symmetry in Nature and Congruent Shapes All Around |
2 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) All students will work in groups to investigate nature and their surroundings to find symmetry in nature and congruent shapes all around. Students will take photos using a digital camera and help create a multimedia presentation of their geometric findings. Students will share the final project with their peers. |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a design to give to a current/previous teacher in honor of teacher appreciation week. |
Technique is the Key |
3 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The main focus of this lesson is improving students' keyboarding skills - specifically speed and accuracy. This lesson is taught at the beginning of the school year and is appropriate for 3rd-6th grade students. |
Technology and your Future: Using SmartPhones and IPads in the classroom |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Using research from the internet, via Smart Phone or I Pads, studnets will "open their eyes" as to what they will need to do and have in order to attain the life they desire for their future. |
Technology Proposals |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, the students will first research types of technology available for schools. Next they will put together proposals to persuade the school/company to go with their recommendations. |
Technology Rich Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will understand Romeo and Juliet and as a result will produce and present a Storyboard that demonstrates a scene’s importance. |
Technology Time Capsule |
3 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Creating a personal electronic portfolio of a students 4th grade journey. |
Teen, Drugs and Alcohol PSA |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Students will create an informative video on a health topic related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs with a group of their peers. |
The American Revolution: It Takes Two to Tangle, but Three to Decide a War! |
5 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This unit on the American Revolution is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the complexities of war. The goal is for students to gain knowledge of history from several different points of view. |
The Battle of the Ancient Civilizations |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Sixth grade students will create persuasive movie maker presentations on their Ancient Civilization and present them eighth graders who will choose their favorite. Students will use digital cameras, microphones, and computers to help them create the best power point. |
The Butterfly Effect |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After studying the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime, students are asked to think about the "butterfly effect" regarding negative events that happened in various countries because Hitler was the Fuhrer. This project begins with research, includes history, contains digital tools, incorporates fiction, and ends with a classroom presentation. |
The Five Senses |
K to K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) •.This unit will focus on the use of the five senses to develop a heightened awareness of the world. Skill development is centered on observing, describing and classifying objects. Students will use their senses to describe objects and identify common properties. Students will develop more refined methods of observation, ability to make more detailed descriptions and an increasing ability to differentiate among similar objects on the basis of one, and then
multiple, characteristics. Describing objects will involve making measurements of various properties and comparing them to other reference points (e.g., a color chart). |
The Flip Side |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use their Flip cameras to chronicle their experience at a local food pantry and share their experience with the rest of the school and local community organizations. |
The Flip Side: A Multi-Genre Occupational Research Project |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson will provide students with the authority of the "naked eye" to give way towards finding their own truth, place, and ability to communicate efficiently in a global community. |
The Hall of Physicist |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create biographical posters of famous physicist through the ages. |
The History of Daily Life in America: An Inquiry-based Unit Plan |
P-K to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) By completing an inquiry-based project, students will be able to compare the various ways people lived in the 1800’s to the way we live today. Students will learn how to form a good inquiry question, effectively search the web for answers and synthesize the information found to form a deep understanding of the topic. Students will prepare a Power Point presentation of their knowledge to share with the class. At the very end of this unit, students will take part in a living history lesson and act like people living in the 1800’s. |
The Human Body |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will synthesis the body systems. Students will explain the function of each body system and how they work together. |
The Illustrated Bill of Rights |
11 to 12 |
Most of the students who are assigned this American Government project have had little or no experience using PowerPoint or working with a digital video camera. This project will serve as an introduction to the use of this technology as well as a means of learning the Bill of Rights. |
The Mini-Me People Iditarod |
9 to 12 |
I work at Warren Project TEACH/TEC (Teen Education and Child Health/Transitional Education Center). We are an Alternative High School for Parenting and Pregnant Teenagers and Students at Risk. |
The Next DIY Stars |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 4 ratings) Teach students to write "how to" or "directions" essays,
then bring them to life by demonstrating on video using Movie Maker and Flip cameras. |
The Outsiders Unit Plan |
7 to 9 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and complete a digital-based lesson plan that incorporates the novel. |
The Soundtrack of Your Life |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Every sound tells a story. In this Language Arts lesson, students learn about poetic elements, tone, and personal connection by creating their own soundtrack of the major events, experiences, passions in their lives. The final product is a Glogster page. |
The STEM Train! |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The STEM Train will be a school-wide program for students to create exploration through video-making, short films and documentaries. Students will become mini filmmakers. They will use the latest technology to make video presentations in class. Digital Cameras will be the source of our videos, but in order to “create” magic, we will need more electronic equipment. |
The stoichiometry behind pollution |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In many grammar schools, students are made aware of the need to recycle and be earth conscious citizens. However, they have no concept of the amount of how much they save in their efforts. Through this lesson, students will be able to quantize the amount of pollution they are preventing through stoichiometry. Students will then create posterboards with their research to convince the school and local community that pollution is a problem and carpooling is a simple solution. |
The Water Cycle: A Green Screen Movie |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After learning about the water cycle through hands on experiments, texts, and multimedia, students produce a video of the water cycle. You will be using the green screen effect. It is important that students have already had some video making experience and experience with the green screen effects prior to this lesson. |
The Wonder of Seeing the Best in Ourselves- A+ Attitude |
6 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio, learn about theme, character, perspective and the steps of writing a research paper. The students will then create a research paper, an oral presentation and a citizenship project that promotes compassion. |
Tiger EV Technology to Improve Sustainability and Petroleum Dependency |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Tiger EV project involves research, design, and construction of an all-electric vehicle. This three-wheeled vehicle is powered advanced battery and electric motor technology. Electrathon America registered EV cars compete all across the country with the goal of traveling the farthest distance in a given time, with a limited energy source.
Our goals for this project are to: Increase students' and publics' awareness of the future of alternative energy transportation. Advancing the implementation of green technology in educational curriculums across the country using hands-on learning in the fields of electronics, aerodynamics, and materials usage, in a real life application.
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Title: Digital Photo Storytelling on Five Senses, a project based learning activity by Mary Gore |
P-K to 2 |
Learning about the five senses is a very exciting and fun experience that students in the primary grades are eager to engage in as well as share with others, in and out of the classroom. Through digital photo storytelling project learners are able to document their experiences and take on various roles as they create a presentation project.This is a project based learning activity. |
Traditions Around the World |
5 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be divided into cooperative learning groups and given a country to research their holiday traditions. Students will use the internet, encyclopedias and other research sources to prepare a presentation. A brief discussion/mini-lesson will be given on credible resources.
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Traveling Abroad to Dine! |
3 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students incorporate the communication skills they have learned in Spanish class during the restaurant unit to produce a mini-drama. They show their advancement in the second language in an authentic setting. |
Tree Trekkers |
4 to 5 |
Students will photograph, identify, classify and write about trees in their school yard, the immediate neighborhood and in their own neighborhood. The will publish a booklet and/or a slide show about their trees. |
Using Flipgrid to Teach Hamlet |
10 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Flipgrid to demonstrate their understanding of each act of Shakespeare's Hamlet. They will create social media posts for characters and act out/modernize scenes. |
Using Macs to Understand the Computer language |
K to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using macs along with other cd programs, students can learn various subject matter and feel secure while learning new information to use through out their lives. |
Using Photoshop to create a travel brochure. |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Adobe Photoshop to create a tri-fold travel brochure. Students should have a working knowledge of Photoshop before attempting this lesson. |
Utopian Society |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research, design, and present a Utopian society in conjunction with reading the novel THE GIVER. |
Video Buddies |
K to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Hamden elementary students and Beijing elementary students will correspond with each other through technology which includes use of the Flip Video Camera. Students will use the video camera to introduce family members, pets, and record important events such as birthdays and holiday celebrations. |
View, Review, & Replicate: Using Graphics and Humor for Vocabulary Acquisition |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will recognize and review frequently tested ACT/SAT vocabulary words through the use of word/ graphic associations and humorous content videos. |
Virtual Field Guide |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will discover and photograph wildlife around campus. Students will create a field guide to be published on the school website. |
Virtual Travel Plan |
4 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson was created for 4th grade students in North Carolina. It integrates many areas of the curriculum including mathematics, social studies, and language arts. Students design a virtual trip through North Carolina to learn about the history and symbols of North Carolina. |
Vivid Visual Vocabulary |
3 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Vivid Visual Vocabulary Project is a student-generated, project-based learning experience in which students utilize technology to develop skills in research, writing, and creativity to produce weekly vocabulary presentation on root words. Expanding vocabulary enhances reading skills. |
Vivid Visual Vocabulary |
K to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create weekly presentations of their vocabulary words utilizing Flip Cameras, iMovie and Powerpoint. Computer generated, student driven learning always leads to life-long knowledge, but making videos to enact vocabulary words in context is fun. |
Vivid Visual Vocabulary |
4 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Vivid Visual Vocabulary Project is a student-generated, project-based learning experience in which students utilize technology to develop skills in research, writing, and creativity to produce an audio/video presentation. As students share projects that are developed individually and through cooperative, small learning communities, they become both teacher and learner. |
Vocabulary Building Through Visualization Of Word Meanings To Create Digital Art |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Vocabulary enhancement came to the forefront with acquired skills of manipulating photographs ... utilizing various tools and filters within the software … and this cognitive and creative process placed the students in a new environment of hands-on with photo software and the requirement of researching the "real" meanings of words, then translating these "realities" into "creative" ones through visualization. |
Wanted - Dead or Alive |
3 to 6 |
After learning about trickster tales, students will create clay models of a trickster, create a mug shot which will be used on a life-size wanted poster. Students will also photograph and animate the trickster using the Claymation software in Whole Class Fresco. Finally, students will design games based on a trickster tale for younger students. |
Watt's Up with the Electricity Bill? |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) How students can learn to conserve energy by becoming informed consumers about energy usage. |
We Have a Dream |
2 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students write their own "I Have a Dream" speech based on how they think they can make their world a better place. |
Weather Watchers |
2 to 5 |
Students will observe weather collecting data from hand made and scientific instruments and the internet weather resources. They will correspond with weather professionals and devise their own weather forecasting video using their knowledge and vocabulary. |
Webquest - Westward Ho! |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Work as a group to investigate life on the trail using various resources and Internet links. As a result of the research, students will write an article. |
Weebly Website Report |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make a free weebly website about a topic they have researched. |
What Do You Know About Your Town? |
2 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Lessons that help students learn a little about their own community. Lesson is generated for Erath, Louisiana, however can be adapted to any area. |
What I Like About My School |
5 to 12 |
The objective of this activity is to introduce students to digital photography and Windows Movie Maker. Students will take various pictures of activities that they enjoy and then we will download them into the computer and make a mini movie. |
What is it... A Frog or a Toad? |
1 to 3 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Frog and Toad
Lesson Purpose: Comparing Frogs and Toads (Can be used for science lessons or for any “Frog and Toad” Series book.) |
What is the FAFSA? |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Aim:
The purpose of this lesson is…
To familiarize students with what the FAFSA is and the steps to complete it.
To familiarize students with what the CSS Profile is and the steps to complete it.
To have Junior students submit their necessary materials, so they can be prepared for financial aid early.
To have Senior students complete their FAFSA, so they can receive aid for school. |
What Message Are You Sending? |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Since I teach about technology in our middle school, my students are always online. We will role play, online sites and classroom discussions to learn about staying safe and how to use netiquette on the Internet. |
What We Don't See |
2 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson integrates science and technology in an effort to illustrate the parts of a plant that we do not see. Students will use a digital microscope to create still images of plant parts, then create slideshow presentations to demonstrate their findings. |
What's In A Name? |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Sixth grade research class students will learn about triangulation as they collect primary and secondary research about their names, along with expert opinion . The research findings will be presented in the form of a movie. |
Where We Live |
2 to 2 |
American students will communicate with Jamaican students and a Peace Corp volunteer in Albert Town, Jamaica. Both groups of students will communicate via internet and construct a book about their communities using camera equipment and technology. |
Wi-Fi Workout |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In a large group students will complete a workout using an overhead projector and a popular workout app. Random students will wear FitBit Activity Trackers to track their exercise while completing the workouts. |
Wild Flower Project |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will have to go out into the community to photograph and collect samples of various types of texas wild flowers for taxonomic identification and dissecction. |
Writers are Explorers |
1 to 2 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the internet to research information about their favorite animal using Discovery Learning and National Geographic Kids. Students will use the information found online to write an Informational Text that will be presented to parents at a
Writers Celebration. |
Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) At the beginning of the year, the class will create a "Classroom Constitution" using Inspiration software and, as an option for classrooms w/ Palm Pilots, Word to Go. Students will brainstorm as a class a list of behaviors that they think will help the classroom environment be conducive to learning & to show how they can become better citizens in their class. |
You Can Do It: Creating How-To Videos |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Middle school students create instructional videos for other students using Flip video cameras and editing software. Students must brainstorm a topic, write an original script and create their film and audio narration, then edit and and create an original movie. Sample topics include "How to tie your shoes," "How to be organized for Middle School," and "The Water Cycle." |
“Through the Eyes of a Child- Student Photography” Elementary Level – Visual Arts |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will experience the beauty of literacy through the use of photography. Teacher guided photography instruction will focus on the subject areas of reading and writing skills to help students become better readers. |